I have no knowledge of Heaven.
I have never been there,
except in dreams.
One thing I do know.
It must be a place where I
am surrounded by goodness,
fairness, compassion
and loving kindness
all of the time.
Heaven is the type of space
where hate has no place.
The sign in my yard
declares it to be so.
But, as we all know,
My selfish concerns sometimes show.
Creating a heaven on earth
may be an impossibility
because of my fragility
and lack of humility.
My human state has a dearth
of courageous purity.
Yet, still, I shall try to create
Heaven on Earth
as a constant state.
The lack of goodness surrounds me
all too often these cruelty-laden days.
Kindness is the only way to delay
the triumph of evil over good.
I ask all those in my neighborhood
to join my effort, feeble though it be.
Any small kindness is stronger than cruelty.
annarino writes 